Joseph W. DeButts

Tuesday

May 29, 2007 at 2:00 AM

KITTERY, Maine — Joseph W. DeButts, 24, of Dana Avenue, died on Saturday, May 26, 2007, at his home. Born in Portsmouth, N.H., on Sept. 8, 1982, he was a son of Benjamin and Shery (Desjardins) Debutts.

KITTERY, Maine — Joseph W. DeButts, 24, of Dana Avenue, died on Saturday, May 26, 2007, at his home. Born in Portsmouth, N.H., on Sept. 8, 1982, he was a son of Benjamin and Shery (Desjardins) Debutts.

He lived in Portsmouth and attended local schools, active in football and baseball. In 1994, he moved with his family to Kittery, where he attended Kittery schools including R.W. Traip Academy and remained active in sports.

An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, jet skiing and spending time at camp with family. He was employed for several years at Wakefield Concrete as a mechanic and for a number of years at Superior Towing.

He is survived by his mother Shery DeButts of Florida and Portsmouth; sons Ethan Greene of Somersworth, N.H., and Danny Fennely of New York; his brother, Nelson DeButts of Portsmouth; grandmother Nancy Page of Portsmouth, N.H.; grandfather Nelson Desjardins of Canada; his girlfriend, Brianna Mills of Kittery; aunts Lisa Desjardins, Sandy Berounsky; uncle Fred Page; nephews Corey and Stephen Berounsky of North Berwick and nieces Calinda and Harley Page of Berwick; a cousin John Desjardins with whom he was particularly close. His father Benjamin DeButts predeceased him in 1992.

SERVICES: Friends may visit with his family from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, at the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home, 125 Old Post Road, Kittery, Maine 03904. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, at St. Raphael Catholic Parish on Whipple Road in Kittery, with burial to follow in Calvary Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.jspelkeyfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to support his children's education, donations may be made c/o Shery DeButts 30 Pine St., Portsmouth, NH 03801. Arrangements are entrusted to the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home.

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